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About SUT
The Society for Underwater Technology (SUT) is a
multidisciplinary learned society that brings together
organisations and individuals with a common interest
in underwater technology, ocean science and offshore
engineering.
Subsea Systems
Integrity Conference
18 November 2014 | HG Wells Conference & Events Centre, Woking, Surrey
SUT was founded in 1966 and has members from more than
40 countries, including engineers, scientists, other professionals
and students working in these areas.
The SUT was founded to promote the further understanding of
the underwater environment and to encourage:
• cross–fertilisation and dissemination of ideas, experience and
information between workers in academic research, applied
research and technology, industry and government
• development of techniques and tools to explore, study
and exploit the oceans
• proper economic and sociological usage of resources in
and beneath the oceans
• further education of scientists and technologists to maintain
high standards in marine science and technology.
Future Events
Corrosion Training
Programme
Bedfordshire, Cranfield
University
24-28 November 2014
Christmas Lectures to
Schools
Aberdeen
25 November 2014
Introduction to Subsea
Facilities Course
Aberdeen
25 November 2014
AGM and Annual Dinner
Trinity House, Tower Hill,
London
2 December 2014
Christmas Lectures to
Schools
London:
4 December 2014
Branch Annual Dinner and
AGM
Aberdeen
11 December 2014
AGM and Evening Meeting
Newcastle
26 November 2014
For further information on all our global events
please visit our website www.sut.org
Organised by
In Partnership with
Sponsor
Subsea Systems
Integrity Conference
18 November 2014 | HG Wells Conference & Events Centre, Woking, Surrey
Subsea UK is the champion for the UK subsea industry. We act for
the entire supply chain bringing together operators, contractors,
suppliers and people in the industry.
53,000
employees
£8.9 billion
industry
over 750
companies
With over 53,000 employees, worth £8.9 billion in services and products and with over
750 companies, the UK subsea industry sector leads the world in experience, innovation
and technology. The UK will maintain a leading technological edge by sustaining and
expanding this important business sector.
Whether you are a company looking to join and reap the benefits or an individual looking
to develop your career in the subsea industry, explore our website or contact us on
0845 505 3535 to find out how Subsea UK can help you, your business and your industry.
Morning Session
Afternoon Session
Chaired by
Chaired by
Neil Gordon
Peter Metcalf
09:00
Registration and Coffee
13:30
10:00
Dr. Jim Kaculi, P.E.
Engineering Manager, Dril-Quip, Inc.
Designing Safe and Reliable HPHT Subsea
Wellhead Systems: New technology to
accommodate a system approach to
verification and validation
Subsea Tieback Forum
& Exhibition
New Orleans, LA, USA
3-5 March 2015
Manufacturing for
Subsea in the North West
- Conference
Manchester, UK
27 November 2014
Australasian O
il & Gas 2015
Australia
11-13 March 2015
Subsea Expo
Aberdeen, AECC , UK
11-13 February 2015
Subsea UK Awards
Dinner 2015
Aberdeen, AECC, UK
11 February 2015
Subsea UK Golf Day
Peterculter Golf Club,
Aberdeenshire
Subsea Asia 2015
Jakarta, Indonesia
4-7 November 2015
These are some of Subsea UK’s events but please visit our website
for full details of all forthcoming events www.subseauk.com
13:50
10:20
Rob Blackmun
Subsea Riser Products Ltd
“Nimway”
10:40
Astrid Rusås Kristoffersen
VP Subsea Systems & Solution Sales,
Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies
Kongsberg Subsea Storage Unit
14:10
11:00
Coffee Break
11:30
Alex Crossland
Business Manager – Subsea Lifecycle
Services, Aker Solutions
Subsea Asset Integrity Management – The
next step towards a more efficient industry
Subsea UK Future Events:
Fundamentals of
Subsea Systems
Aberdeen, UK
19 November 2014
11:50
Kevin Glanville
Design & Development Manager, Proserv
North Sea projects gets a new lease of life
12:10
David Hicks
Product Manager, GE Oil & Gas
GE Smart Facilities – Remote Monitoring
& Diagnostics of Subsea Assets
12:30Lunch
Sebastian Hartmann
Business Development and Sales
Manager, Innospection Ltd
Integrity Management of Flexible
Risers - Inspection of Flexible Risers with
the MEC-FIT Technique
Angus Lugsdin
Business Development Manager,
Tritech International Ltd
Real Time Continuous Integrity Monitoring
of FPSO Mooring Lines & Risers Using
Multibeam Sonar Technology
Ben Parker
Programme Manager,
Pulse Structural Monitoring
Flexible Riser Integrity Solutions:
a case study on flexible riser monitoring
14:30
Coffee Break
15:00
Neil Douglas
Managing Director,
Viper Subsea Technology Ltd
V-LIFE: A means of rejuvenating failing
umbilicals and subsea electrical distribution
systems
15:20 Ian Crowther
Executive VP, WFS Technologies
SEATOOTH® PIPELOGGER: Non-Intrusive
Wireless Pipeline Monitoring System
Integrity of Subsea Facilities: EI Guidance
15:40
16:00
Ali Sisan
Principal Engineer & Business
Development Manager - Pipelines, DNVGL
Can Today’s Fracture Mechanics address
Future Pipelines Integrity?
Close of event
www.subseauk.com
2014 Subsea Systems Integrity Conference
Speakers’ Biographies - Morning Session
Chaired by Neil Gordon
Neil Gordon
Chief Executive, Subsea UK
Neil initially studied business in Aberdeen then trained as a commercial diver spending eight
years carrying out numerous diving assignments in the UK and Norwegian waters involving
new construction projects, pipeline surveys, welding and inspection. He has over 25 years’
management experience in director and business development roles, combined with over
15 years in the subsea industry.
Prior to joining Subsea UK, he spent four years managing the National Hyperbaric Centre which
included project-managing saturation diving operations and hyperbaric weld trials. He more
recently developed the subsea safety training and consultancy aspect of the business, where
he regularly lectured to subsea engineers and delivered a range of training courses both in
the UK and overseas.
Astrid Rusås Kristoffersen, PhD
Alex Crossland
Vice President, Subsea Systems & Solution Sales
Kongsberg Oil & Gas
Business Manager, Aker Solutions
10:40 - 11:00
Kongsberg Subsea Storage Unit
11:30 - 11:50
Subsea Asset Integrity Management – The next step
towards a more efficient industry
Astrid Rusås Kristoffersen is Vice President, Subsea Systems
& Solution Sales in Kongsberg Oil & Gas. Kristoffersen has
a PhD in Physics from University of Oslo with specialization
in Fluid Mechanics. Before joining Kongsberg Oil & Gas
Technologies in 2012, she worked for Vetco and GE, and
has held different positions: R&D engineer, Flow Assurance
Manager and Executive Engineering Manager for GE’s Subsea
engineering in Norway.
Alex has almost 10 years’ experience working for both
Operator and Contractors holding a range of roles most
recently Business Manager for Subsea Lifecycle Services
at Aker Solutions. Alex has received degree qualifications
in Law, Accountancy and a Masters in Engineering at the
University of Leeds.
He has experience working in India, Middle-east, Africa and Brazil and has worked with
the Oil and Gas Producers diving operations sub-committee on client representative training
and competency for subsea projects. He was also an active member of the IMCA diving safety,
medical, technical and training committee.
Dr. Jim Kaculi, P.E.
Robert Blackmun
Kevin Glanville
David Hicks
Engineering Manager, Dril-Quip Inc.
Graduate Engineer, Subsea Riser Products Ltd
Design & Development Manager, Proserv
Product Manager, GE Oil & Gas
10:00 - 10:20
Designing Safe and Reliable HPHT Subsea Wellhead
Systems: New technology to accommodate a system
approach to verification and validation
10:20 - 10:40
High Pressure and Deepwater Risers: The Nimway
Connector
11:50 - 12:10
North Sea projects gets a new lease of life
12:10 - 12:30
GE Smart Facilities - Remote Monitoring & Diagnostics
of Subsea Assests
Dr. Kaculi is an engineering manager at Dril-Quip with 14 years
of experience in structural stress analysis (FEA), fatigue analysis,
fracture mechanics, and design optimization of a wide-range of
subsea drilling/production equipment. He holds three degrees
in Mechanical Engineering: Bachelor of Engineering Science
(Polytechnic University of Tirana), Master of Engineering
Science and Doctor of Engineering (Lamar University). He is a
licensed professional engineer in the state of Texas and member
of several API standards committees (API-16A, API-PER15K,
API-5C5, API-17TR8, API-17TR12, API-6X). He has authored
several technical papers and holds a US patent of HPHT
Ball-Valve Assembly. Has over five years of research in
nanotechnology and production of nanostructured materials.
Has teaching experience in various engineering subjects,
and is a member of various professional organizations.
Robert has a Master’s Degree in Aeronautical Engineering
from Loughborough University and has been a Graduate
Engineer for SRP since July 2012. He has worked on a
variety of projects for SRP over the past couple of years
and is currently the project manager for the Nimway
Qualification Programme.
Kevin Glanville Design & Development Manager, 24 years
in the Oil & Gas sector. During this time he has fulfilled a
range of engineering roles and responsibilities related to
the implementation of topside and subsea automation and
communication solutions. On behalf of Proserv he actively
participates within the subsea industry Joint Industry Projects
SIIS and MDIS. His current role at Proserv is focused on the
development, manufacture and optimisation of the subsea
production control and monitoring solutions.
David Hicks is the Product Manager for Industrial Internet
at GE Oil & Gas Subsea Controls. Having recently joined GE,
David has spent the last 20 years working on control system
analytics in the Defence, Medical and Utility sectors and
is a specialist in “Big Data” collection and handling, working
to extract the highest level of benefit from the rapid evolution
of data technology.
2014 Subsea Systems Integrity Conference
Speakers’ Biographies - Afternoon Session
Chaired by Peter Metcalf
Peter Metcalf
Chairman of Council, Society for Underwater Technology
Peter Metcalf is a Chartered Engineer and Chartered Marine Engineer and a Fellow of IMechE,
IMarEST and Society for Underwater Technology.
Recently retired Peter has, over the previous 40 years, made significant contributions to subsea
projects including Norske Shell Troll, BP DISPS, Sovereign Emerald, Kerr McGee Gryphon, BP
ETAP, BP Schiehallion and West of Shetland, BP Angola PSVM and BP Shah Deniz 2. During
this time he worked for a number of organisations including David Brown Vosper, CanOcean
Resources, Fuel, John Brown/Kvaerner/Aker prior to joining JP Kenny (now Wood Group Kenny).
Peter, an SUT Member for 30 years and a Fellow since 1989, has held a number of roles within the
Society and is currently serving his second period as Chairman of Council. He was awarded the
Society’s David Partridge Memorial Award in 1998 and the President’s Award in 2007.
Ben Parker
Neil Douglas
Programme Manager, Pulse Structural Monitoring
Managing Director, Viper Subsea Technology Ltd
14:10 - 14:30
Flexible Riser Integrity Solutions: a case study
on flexible riser monitoring
15:00 - 15:20
V-LIFE: A means of rejuvenating failing umbilicals and
subsea electrical distribution systems
Ben Parker joined PULSE in 2011 after project managing
several high value oil and gas controls equipment projects.
The past 3 years has seen Ben contribute to a number or
significant projects, including the delivery of a flexible riser
integrity monitoring system to a client in Brazil.
Neil Douglas has been in the subsea controls industry for 30
years. He has held a number of engineering and management
positions and in 2007 established Viper Subsea. The company
has seen an average annual growth rate of 45% and is rapidly
establishing a reputation for novel innovation within the
industry with a number of national awards.
Ben currently has responsibility for the project team in which
he provides leadership and support to deliver on-time to cost
and quality. This has seen him progress the internal runnings
of the business specifically with respect to the way in which
projects are delivered and how resource is managed and
forecasted.
Sebastian Hartmann
Angus Lugsdin
Ian Crowther
Ali Sisan
Business Development and Sales Manager, Innospection Ltd
Business Development Manager, Tritech International Limited
VP Executive, WFS Technologies
13:50 - 14:10
Real Time Continuous Integrity Monitoring of FPSO
Mooring Lines & Risers Using Multibeam Sonar
Technology
15:20 - 15:40
SEATOOTH® PIPELOGGER: Non-Intrusive Wireless
Pipeline Monitoring System
Principal Engineer & Business Development
Manager - Pipelines, DNVGL
13:30 - 13:50
Inspection of Flexible Risers with MEC-FITTM Technique
Sebastian Hartmann graduated from Technical University
in Braunschweig in 1994 and started as a Pipeline Engineer
in pipeline construction. In 2000, he joined PII Pipeline
Solutions as a Sales Support Engineer analysing clients’
requirements for internal non-destructive testing of pipelines
in the oil and gas industry. In 2005, Sebastian started with
NDT Systems & Services as a Sales Manager. The main field
of activity was associated with inline inspection solutions for
the offshore industry including high pressure tools for deep
water applications. In January 2013, he became a Sales
and Business Development Manager at Innospection Ltd.,
being responsible for developing the subsea and pipeline
inspection business activities further.
Angus has more than 15 years’ experience in developing,
testing, deploying and operating all types of sonars including
side scan, seismic, multibeam, imaging and 3D Real Time
and holds a BSc in Marine Geography from the University
of Wales, Cardiff. Prior to joining Tritech in 2010, Angus
served as Senior Vice President for CodaOctopus Group,
Inc, a US public underwater technology company.
In his role, Angus works closely with service providers
and operators in response to the growing industry need
for real-time integrity monitoring solutions on floating assets,
to ensure that Tritech’s RAMS® FPSO technology is insisted
on for all new and existing assets.
Ian Crowther joined WFS’ Energy & Environmental Division
in 2007, and was appointed to the board in 2011 to lead
the company’s global sales and marketing activity. Ian
has over 15 years’ experience of international business
development, leading technology businesses into new
markets, with a focus on optics, acoustics, and radio.
Ian has operated in various markets including medical
devices, automotive, and consumer electronics. He has
spent a lot of time in Aberdeen, Rio, Perth, Singapore and
for 2 years he was based in Houston identifying business
development opportunities for WFS Technologies.
15:40 - 16:00
Can Today’s Fracture Mechanics address Future
Pipelines Integrity?
Ali Sisan leads Pipeline activities in the DNV GL Region UK
& Southern Africa. He has managerial experience of leading
pipeline & subsea teams in the London Approval Centre and
London Solutions Department.
Ali is a Principal Engineer (Chartered Engineer) with a PhD
in Fracture Mechanics, has published more than thirty five
technical articles and has chaired a number of technical
sessions and workshops at international conferences.